LIST OF TERRITORIES OCCUPIED BY IMPERIAL JAPAN

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The following locations represent the maximum extent of Japanese control of lands in the pacific during the peak of its empire in World War II.

Contents

Overview

Pre-World War II

World War II

World War II (Projected plans)

See also

Overview

This is a list of regions occupied by the Empire of Japan until 1945. Control over all territories except the Japanese mainland (Hokkaidō, Honshū, Kyūshū, Shikoku, and some 3000 small surrounding islands) was renounced by Japan in the Surrender after World War II and the Treaty of San Francisco. A number of territories occupied by the United States after 1945 has been returned to Japan, see Japan-United States relations for details. In 2005, there is still a number of disputed territories with Russia, South Korea, the People's Republic of China and Taiwan. See foreign relations of Japan for details.

Pre-World War II

★ Hokkaidō - formerly inhabited by the Ainu people

★ Okinawa - formerly the Ryūkyū Kingdom

★ Korea

★ Taiwan

★ Sakhalin - formerly of Russia

★ Kuril Islands - see also Kuril Islands dispute

★ Manchuria

★ Kwantung

★ South Pacific Mandate, Shandong - formerly of German Empire

★ Russian Far East, Baikal area and Kamchatka - 1918-1927 Japanese and western anticomunist intevention period

★ Japanese Antarctic territory

World War II

★ Several regions in China

★ East Timor------A Portuguese Colony

★ West Timor------A Dutch Colony

★ French Indochina

★ Laos

★ Burma

★ New Guinea

★ Philippines-----A U.S. protectorate

★ Imphal city (India)

★ British Malaya

★ North Korea-----Had been independent

★ South Korea-----Had been independent

★ Singapore

★ Malaysia

★ Saipan

★ Nauru

★ Dutch East Indies

★ New Zealand-----Part of Great Britain

★ Guam

★ Wake Island

★ Christmas island

★ Midway----------U.S. territory

★ Attu and Kiska (Alaska)

★ Tarawa Atoll (Gilbert Islands)

★ Taiwan----------A region of China (prior to invasion)

★ Vietnam

World War II (Projected plans)

★ Siberia (Russia)

★ British India

★ Australia

★ Santa Cruz Islands

★ New Hebrides Islands

★ Loyalty Islands

★ New Caledonia

★ Fiji Islands

★ Tuvalu

★ Tokelau

★ Western Samoa

★ Wallis Island

★ Tonga

★ Madagascar

See also

★ Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere

★ Japanese imperialism

★ Empire of Japan